Well and pump help needed

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Yen Lim

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I have a cabin in the woods that is used during summer holidays. Some years ago I had a contractor drilled a 195 feet well with PVC casing but the system has never been completed. Water level is 32 feet from ground level. I wish to complete the job myself. Since it is going to be used during part of the summer months I am thinking of just using a deep well submersible pump to drive water into a cistern and from there by gravity feed to the cabin. It does seem simple but I am sure it is not. Can someone please sketch a schematic for me to use as a guide? Please name all necessary parts along the way. I have a rough idea of the size and type of pump required.
 

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The cistern would have to be 2.31 feet high for every 1 PSI you get at the cabin. So to get at least 40 PSI, the cistern would need to be 92 feet off the ground. It would be much easier to use a little pressure tank and pressure switch. If you use a Cycle Stop Valve to control the pump, a 4.5 gallon size pressure tank is all you need. It would look like this.
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I'll play. I am not a pro.
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1. Casing 5" PVC
2. "4 inch"Submersible pump (3.9 inch max often)
3. Check valve
4. Drop pipe. 1 or 1-1/4 schedule 80 PVC with couplers or poly well pipe
5. Pitless adapter below frost line
6. PVC conduit containing wire to pump
7. Well cap with vent. Also contains wire splices.
8. Poly pipe thru foundation
9 wire to pump. Direct burial in ground, and well pump wire in well.
10. CPVC or PEX pipe
11. Pump control box only if "3-wire" or special pump.
12. Presure gauge.
13. Pressure tank, must be near pressure switch
14. Iron, sulfur, etc filter
15. Filter housing that takes cartridges
16. Softener
17. Brine tank.

A. Bushing to feed through foundation/wall. Also seal.
B. Drain faucet with GHT
C. Optional boiler tap faucet with GHT. Can mount pressure gauge
D..Boiler tap faucet to provide local filtered hard water or gauge.
E. Ball valve to shut off water to house and outside
F. Tank tee (manifold) that can be replaced by piping and fittings
G. Pressure switch wired to fuse box.
H. Boiler tap faucet to provide handy softened water. Optional
 
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